com.macmillan.nmeyers
Class FileStatus

java.lang.Object
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  +--java.io.File
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        +--com.macmillan.nmeyers.FileStatus

public class FileStatus

extends java.io.File

Provide access to POSIX-specific information about the file system. This class extends File to obtain POSIX-specific information that is not supported by Java.

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Serialized Form

Field Summary

java.lang.String	gid File group.
int	mode File mode.
java.lang.String	target Symbolic link target.
java.lang.String	uid File owner.

Fields inherited from class java.io.File

pathSeparator, pathSeparatorChar, separator, separatorChar

Constructor Summary

FileStatus(java.io.File dir, java.lang.String name)
This class' extension of the File constructor with the same signature.

FileStatus(java.lang.String path)
This class' extension of the File constructor with the same signature.

FileStatus(java.lang.String path, java.lang.String name)
This class' extension of the File constructor with the same signature.

Method Summary

static void

main(java.lang.String[] argv) This provides a small test program that queries and reports information about files specified on the command line.

Methods inherited from class java.io.File

canRead, canWrite, compareTo, compareTo, createNewFile, createTempFile, createTempFile, delete, deleteOnExit, equals, exists, getAbsoluteFile, getAbsolutePath, getCanonicalFile, getCanonicalPath, getName, getParent, getParentFile, getPath, hashCode, isAbsolute, isDirectory, isFile, isHidden, lastModified, length, list, list, listFiles, listFiles, listFiles, listRoots, mkdir, mkdirs, renameTo, setLastModified, setReadOnly, toString, toURL

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

uid

public java.lang.String uid

File owner. Value is the owner's UID in textual form.

gid

public java.lang.String gid

File group. Value is the file's GID in textual form.

mode

public int mode

File mode. Value is the POSIX permissions bits.

target

public java.lang.String target

Symbolic link target. If the file is a symbolic link, this will be non-null and contain the name of the link target.

Constructor Detail

FileStatus

public FileStatus(java.lang.String path)

This class' extension of the File constructor with the same signature.

FileStatus

public FileStatus(java.lang.String path,
                  java.lang.String name)

This class' extension of the File constructor with the same signature.

FileStatus

public FileStatus(java.io.File dir,
                  java.lang.String name)

This class' extension of the File constructor with the same signature.

Method Detail

main

public static void main(java.lang.String[] argv)

This provides a small test program that queries and reports information about files specified on the command line.